I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 24: Health-preserving methods and exercises!

"My Kung Fu cannot be passed on to others without a disciple. So I modified a health-preserving method and made it into an introduction. I was originally going to give it to your brother.

"If he can't practice it, I'll give it to you to use for health."

Xie Yuan took the booklet from the Taoist priest in a daze, not reacting for a moment.

Internal martial arts? Health regimen?
Isn't that the way to cultivate inner strength? !
It is a treasure that is not found in the Tieyi Sect, and it is a kind of Kung Fu that can only be practiced by the direct descendants of a large sect!
Xie Yuan's heart suddenly started pounding, and his mouth became dry.

"Thank you... Taoist Priest for your teachings."

He was totally incapable of expressing himself politely.

The cover of the booklet was blank. Xie Yuan flipped it open and took a look. He found that there were boxing manuals and texts inside. They were all Xin Mo's notes. It was obvious that they were copied out recently, or even modified as the Taoist said.

Not finding the list of techniques, he asked respectfully:

"Master, does this Kung Fu have a name?"

The Taoist priest waved his hand indifferently:

"Just write it casually, call it 'Health-preserving Exercises'."

After hearing this, Xie Yuan became a little more respectful.

Can easily create internal skills and give them to others...

What is the strength and identity of this Taoist priest?
The Taoist priest was still wearing the same simple blue robe, with the same wooden hairpin on his head, and his expression was still so calm.

But in Xie Yuan's eyes at this moment, the Taoist priest was truly unfathomable.

A master who combines inner and outer qualities...

The Taoist priest stood still for a while and said calmly:

"If you are just a piece of rotten wood, even if you have divine power in your hands, it is like reading a book from heaven.

"I'll give you the skills, and your brother and I will be master and disciple. How much you can practice depends on your luck."

The Taoist raised his head, sighed for no apparent reason, and took a step forward.

Xie Yuan bowed respectfully:
"Farewell, Taoist Priest!"

When he looked up again, where was the figure in front of him?
"This Taoist priest seems to be heading into the mountains?"

Xie Yuan murmured.

The Luoling Mountains are thousands of miles long and undulating. Only the surrounding mountain people have been wandering around in the shallow mountains, and I have never heard of any travelers passing through the mountains.

This Taoist priest is really mysterious.

He turned his head and looked at the stone tablet, and his nose suddenly felt sore.

He held the booklet tightly in his hand:

"Brother, are you still helping me..."

After returning home, Xie Yuan closed the courtyard door and the house door tightly.

Sitting on a stool made of wood, he took the book, slowed down his breathing, and flipped through the pages:

"The method of cultivation is internal strength! Cultivating both internal and external strength is the right way of martial arts. In a fight of the same level, a warrior who only cultivates external strength will be far superior.

"The most important thing is that it can nourish the body and make up for deficiencies."

Xie Yuan was extremely excited. This was the way to cure the root of the problem.

He never thought that he could obtain a copy of the hard-to-find inner strength in this way?
"Although the Taoist priest is mysterious and his skills seem to be of unknown origin... but is it worth using internal energy to harm someone like me? I don't even have a valuable skill, so there's no point wasting my energy!"

Xie Yuan only thought for a moment before he realized his own value and no longer had any reservations.

“The boxing moves in this manual are so vividly drawn, and the postures are so easy to imitate!
"But these breathing methods, qi circulation routes, and terminology... 'Xuanpin Gate', 'Dragon and Tiger Society'... all seem to be Taoist jargon. What do they mean?
"I don't understand, I really don't understand!"

Xie Yuan was helpless, as his understanding of Taoism basically came from the immortal cultivation novels he read in his previous life. If he really read Taoist classics, it would be like reading a book from heaven.

"So this is what the Taoist priest meant by his last words."

Xie Yuan frowned and thought for a long time:
"I don't dare to ask anyone... I can only practice the posture first, and then find a way to look it up in the classics later."

He stood up and followed the boxing manual, slowly practicing. As he practiced, Xie Yuan suddenly felt that this boxing manual was somewhat similar to the Tai Chi he had practiced in his previous life.

"The Taoist health-preserving skills are probably different in form but the same in spirit, emphasizing the balance of yin and yang... Let me think, what did the Tai Chi I practiced before say?"

He continued to gesture as he recalled, and gradually, he actually got some feeling.

Suddenly, everything blurred.

[Internal martial arts, from the inside out, strengthen the foundation and nourish the body, you will understand it. ]

[Health-preserving Skills·First Level: (1/1000)]

Countless inspirations flashed through Xie Yuan's mind, and he suddenly understood the meaning of the terms of the exercises, as well as the breathing methods and qi circulation routes.

"I see!"

Xie Yuan's face was filled with excitement:
"Does internal strength require qualifications? With my understanding, it's not that difficult.

"With the help of this technique, I can replenish my Qi and blood, become a warrior, and reach the peak in no time!"

He immediately began to practice the "Health-preserving Exercises", over and over again, gradually becoming proficient from being unfamiliar, and then becoming fluent from being proficient...

Ten days passed.

[Health-preserving Skills·First Level: (179/1000)]

Xie Yuan finished his work, looked at the number, and nodded.

These days, with his unremitting practice day and night, he has become more and more proficient in health-preserving exercises.

His physical condition also improved significantly. After practicing, he felt a warm sensation in his body, similar to drinking a medicinal soup, but the effect was more lasting and lasted longer.

Maybe after some time like this, my physical condition will be greatly improved, and I will no longer be a weak and frail dog.

Once the first level is broken through, perhaps the problem of physical deficiency can be completely solved.

However, no matter how good the health-preserving exercises are, you cannot practice them from beginning to end. Too much is as bad as too little.

With more energy in his body, Xie Yuan tried to gradually resume his practice of Iron Shirt.

From tentative attempts to gradually mastering a certain balance and learning to cultivate both inside and outside, it only took Xie Yuan three days, given his comprehension.

Without affecting the health-preserving exercises to replenish qi and strengthen the body, the progress of the iron shirt gradually accelerated and gradually caught up.

[Iron Shirt·First Level: (301/500)]

In his spare time, Xie Yuan did not forget the source of food, and went into the mountains to cut down the yellow nan tree.

Although nowadays we can cultivate both internal and external health and there is no need to save money to cure the root cause of the disease, but spiritual practice is always a costly process. You may not need food supplements and medicine supplements now, but if you have them, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

Moreover, with the rapid progress in the past ten days, Xie Yuan's appetite has increased dramatically, almost scaring Sister Lanhua.

“Eating is so expensive…”

Li Lan was frightened by his appetite, and himself was frightened by the food expenses. Even though Xie Yuan was tired, he still chopped trees with great enthusiasm.

But the practice is time-consuming after all, and in ten days or so, I only had time to pull out half a processed yellow nan tree.

Not bad either.

I haven't been to the martial arts gym for a while. Even if I'm just a registered disciple, I should go and punch in according to the rules.

Xie Yuan pushed the cart and delivered the Huang Nan to Boss Wan's shop in Panlong Town, saying that there was still half a tree left and they would come back next time.

Boss Wan was very happy and gave seven taels of silver immediately, with two taels as a deposit for the other half of the tree.

Xie Yuan didn't expect him to be so generous. It seemed that he really needed the nanmu and was quite sincere.

Carrying the slightly heavy silver, Xie Yuan went to the Iron Armor Gate again. When he entered the gate, he saw Tao Jielin and other colleagues whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He smiled and said hello:
"Brother Tao, long time no see."

When Tao Jielin saw him, he forced out an ugly smile that looked like crying:

"Thank you, brother. You are finally here."

(End of this chapter)